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“Kneeling over his body, all I could hear was, ‘I may not get there with you.'”
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“He could take something mundane like that and see the magic in it.”
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“He could take something mundane like that and see the magic in it.”
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Things Are Looking Up
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Things Are Looking Up
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“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”
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Saying Goodbye To The Great Ones
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“To be in the service for my country is the greatest thing I thought I did.”
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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Deepen your understanding of the history of civil rights in America by listening to the voices of people who live it. Listen to more voices at StoryCorps.org/MLK

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“I said, ‘Dr. King, I am John Robert Lewis.’”
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“I said, ‘Dr. King, I am John Robert Lewis.’”
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“Being in a place like that, I didn’t feel like we was human.”
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“Being in a place like that, I didn’t feel like we was human.”
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"We walked every day from sunup to sunset."
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"We walked every day from sunup to sunset."
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"He really talked that night."
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"He really talked that night."

Get to Know StoryCorps

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An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder
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Stories to Lift Your Spirit

2020: A Year in Stories

As the year comes to a close, look back on 2020 through StoryCorps conversations from our year in review.

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Where I Come From
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Where I Come From

Barnie Botone was 22 years old when he got his very first job on the railroad. At StoryCorps, he remembered the day he told his grandmother the news.
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“Everyday that we step foot on that bus, we come home with the possibility of not infecting ourselves only, but our loved ones.”
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“Everyday that we step foot on that bus, we come home with the possibility of not infecting ourselves only, but our loved ones.”

New York City bus operators Tyrone Hampton and Frank de Jesus talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their calling.
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The View From Here
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The View From Here

Barb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years until one day she quit and decided to become a bridgetender on the Ortega River Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. She planned to work there for a year. Eight years later she came to StoryCorps to talk about why she stayed.
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“I decided to adopt that magpie, which I called Maggie.”
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“I decided to adopt that magpie, which I called Maggie.”

Shig Yabu tells his grandson Evan about an unlikely friend he made as a Japanese American internee during World War II.